Diaolou： Watchtowers of Kaiping

My surprising experience began at the balcony on the top of a residence in Zili Village, Kaiping County, the coastalprovince of Guangdong in southern China. A plethora of tall concrete buildings featuring European styles of ancient Greece and Rome quietly stood in the countryside field, looking eccentric, unique and well-fit in the soft morning sunshine. At the residence gate, I saw three black Chinese calligraphic characters reading ＂Yun Huan Lou＂ （tower of cloudy illusion）.